speedracer5 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 9 minutes ago, CaveGirl said: Add to your most horrible singing by children in films, those kiddies in Sam Fuller's "The Naked Kiss". The only thing that makes it all okay, is that it becomes apparent that Fuller meant for the children in the hospital to be icky, as he was upending all ideas of normalcy and decency being easy to ascertain in the film. But their singing is really creepy. Hmm I haven't seen that one. I feel like I'll need to see it just so I can hear the awful singing which will in turn, irritate me. Lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 "Tell me, please, mommy dear, is the world really round?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffite Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 1 hour ago, CaveGirl said: I think one's visceral reaction to anything is worthwhile even if it is later revised. I mean, even though I had a professor of literature once who said a great book is one which you want to read more than once, still an immediate reaction to a film is usually what should be expected by its creators, and they should not assume someone is going to watch it over and over to get the point. I do think Hitch intended it as entertainment and not a scholarly and eclectic look that only some geeks would enjoy, so your new reaction to it will be fun to hear about also. Hopefully with all my off the wall comments about its mysterious intricacies, they will not ruin your new viewing of it. Thanks for a really enjoyable discussion. Isn't it fun to have real movie buffs to discuss such things with online! Ouch, I hope I didn't give an impression that I was dissing you and others for spoiling it for me. Far from it, you all have bestirred me to revisit. And not to sound too gooey serious and I probably don't need to say this at all, but nothing that you have said or anyone else has said could be remotely considered "off the wall." Your remark about online discussion is right on, and I should thank you and all for disabusing me of one of my pet prejudices and enticing me to open my eyes (gasp!) for another reading. Letting go of hate is a tough proposition . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 3 hours ago, CaveGirl said: I think one's visceral reaction to anything is worthwhile even if it is later revised. I mean, even though I had a professor of literature once who said a great book is one which you want to read more than once, still an immediate reaction to a film is usually what should be expected by its creators, and they should not assume someone is going to watch it over and over to get the point. I do think Hitch intended it as entertainment and not a scholarly and eclectic look that only some geeks would enjoy, so your new reaction to it will be fun to hear about also. Hopefully with all my off the wall comments about its mysterious intricacies, they will not ruin your new viewing of it. Thanks for a really enjoyable discussion. Isn't it fun to have real movie buffs to discuss such things with online! In many works of art, there is not only one "point." A good film -- certainly one by Hitchcock -- can be seen on many levels, each of us bringing ourselves to merge with the creator's vision. I was just watching the news, hearing people talk about how anyone with a good education is an "elite." I think our society has developed a problem: rather than aspiring, we try to simplify. Vertigo can be entertainment; it can also be seen as a complex work of art. Herman Melville did not take all his pains to write the greatest novel in the English language just to provide entertainment, though Moby Dick is certainly that for those who wish to see it that way. Others appreciate it differently, which doesn't make them geeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vautrin Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 8 hours ago, CaveGirl said: As usual, penetrating exegesis, Vautrin! Not only am I obsessed by "Vertigo" as a movie, I am obsessed with the opening title sequence. Just who is the actress who we only see in bits and pieces. I once took screen shots of each part, the eye, the nose, the mouth and pieced them all together so I could see the lady's entire face assembled. If I recall correctly whoever played this small part in the film is not credited, though there are a couple names of women in IMDB who it could apply to, but I need to do more research. I thought at first it might be the lady playing Carlotta in the nightmare sequence, but it's probably not. No one much talks about the title sequence except for the swirling figures by Saul Bass, but to me there is a lot to speculate on since I think Hitchcock always had a motive for anything he filmed. How about, and I just thought of this...the woman is watching Scotty as he hangs onto the gutter and her shock as he eyeball opens up wide, is seeing him fall to his death. Okay, I think I am going to go with this theory now, until a new one comes to me. Thanks, Vautrin for your thoughts! Addendum: My friend who is a script supervisor and mega film fan just informed me that the face used in the opening of "Vertigo" is of Audrey Lowell, a sometimes model who did appear in a few films like "Loving You" and "The Horizontal Lieutenant" and even later was in a "Cheers" episode. I can't say I am obsessed with Vertigo, just that I often watch it when it is on TCM, even though the plot puzzles have been solved. Maybe that theory connects with the shot that slowly radiates out from Janet Leigh's eyeball after she has been killed in the shower. Or maybe not. I thought the short sequence of the close up of Jimmy and all the things going on in the background while he is dreaming or whatever it was was a big gimmicky, though it doesn't interfere with the overall movie. Frenzy seems to be Hitchcock's contribution to the serial killer genre, made with a lot more skill and care than the usual run of the mill ones. And the rape sequence. Lovely...lovely. Just kiddin'. Maybe Hitch was finally getting his chance to balance the bias he spoke about in Psycho where the female half of the audience gets to see John Gavin topless, but the male half doesn't have the same luck with Janet Leigh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristineHoard Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 58 minutes ago, Vautrin said: I can't say I am obsessed with Vertigo, just that I often watch it when it is on TCM, even though the plot puzzles have been solved. Maybe that theory connects with the shot that slowly radiates out from Janet Leigh's eyeball after she has been killed in the shower. Or maybe not. I thought the short sequence of the close up of Jimmy and all the things going on in the background while he is dreaming or whatever it was was a big gimmicky, though it doesn't interfere with the overall movie. Frenzy seems to be Hitchcock's contribution to the serial killer genre, made with a lot more skill and care than the usual run of the mill ones. And the rape sequence. Lovely...lovely. Just kiddin'. Maybe Hitch was finally getting his chance to balance the bias he spoke about in Psycho where the female half of the audience gets to see John Gavin topless, but the male half doesn't have the same luck with Janet Leigh. We do get to see Janet in her bullet bra. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Vautrin said: Frenzy seems to be Hitchcock's contribution to the serial killer genre, There's also Shadow of a Doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 7 hours ago, speedracer5 said: (those 5:00-5:30am weekday wake up times can really catch up to you, when you're not a morning person to begin with) Bah! I work 6:00-2:30, so I'm up around 4 most weekdays. Even on weekends I naturally wake up before 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vautrin Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 4 hours ago, ChristineHoard said: We do get to see Janet in her bullet bra. Duck, live ammo. I think I read once that Janet Leigh received some kind of award from the bra manufacturers of America or some such group for, well you know. I suppose Hitch would say she still wasn't topless so the male half of the audience was still cheated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vautrin Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 4 hours ago, Fedya said: There's also Shadow of a Doubt. True. I left that one out on purpose because it really isn't like the typical serial killer film as we never see Uncle Charlie at work. That's not a knock on the film itself. I find it very entertaining, especially the small town atmosphere. When he goes to the bank and tells the president of the bank that he isn't all that interested in money, the banker looks like he was just hit over the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElCid Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 14 hours ago, ChristineHoard said: We do get to see Janet in her bullet bra. Not to be confused with the corset in Touch of Evil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 21 hours ago, CaveGirl said: Add to your most horrible singing by children in films, those kiddies in Sam Fuller's "The Naked Kiss". The only thing that makes it all okay, is that it becomes apparent that Fuller meant for the children in the hospital to be icky, as he was upending all ideas of normalcy and decency being easy to ascertain in the film. But their singing is really creepy. My favorite Sam Fuller film, if you watch a clip of that scene it is really grating and annoying. But if seen within the context of the film, it gets pretty disturbing and effective. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 18 minutes ago, Det Jim McLeod said: My favorite Sam Fuller film, if you watch a clip of that scene it is really grating and annoying. But if seen within the context of the film, it gets pretty disturbing and effective. Interesting choice of The Naked Kiss as a favorite Sam Fuller film; I go with the more traditional choice of Pick-Up on South Street, followed by The Crimson Kimono (my mom being Japaneses we grew up in that part of LA), and Underworld USA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Just for funsies and in the spirit of keeping the thread afloat during SUTS, these are the top-rated HITCHCOCK FILMS according to IMDB USER RATINGS. 1. Psycho (1960) R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller 8.5 Rate this 97 Metascore A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin Votes: 504,592 | Gross: $32.00M 2. Rear Window (1954) PG | 112 min | Mystery, Thriller 8.5 Rate this 100 Metascore A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter Votes: 376,538 | Gross: $36.76M 3. Vertigo (1958) PG | 128 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller 8.3 Rate this A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore Votes: 302,102 | Gross: $3.20M 4. North by Northwest (1959) Not Rated | 136 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller 8.3 Rate this 98 Metascore A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis Votes: 258,613 | Gross: $13.28M 5. Dial M for Murder (1954) PG | 105 min | Crime, Thriller 8.2 Rate this A tennis player frames his unfaithful wife for first-degree murder after she inadvertently hinders his plan to kill her. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, John Williams Votes: 132,902 | Gross: $0.01M 6. Rebecca (1940) Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance 8.1 Rate this A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband's dead first wife. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson Votes: 105,588 7. Rope (1948) PG | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery 8.0 Rate this Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Dick Hogan Votes: 110,108 8. Notorious (1946) Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance 8.0 Rate this A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them? Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern Votes: 82,066 | Gross: $10.46M 9. Strangers on a Train (1951) PG | 101 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller 8.0 Rate this A psychotic socialite attempts to force a professional tennis star to prove a theory that two complete strangers can get away with murder. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Leo G. Carroll Votes: 110,022 | Gross: $7.63M 10. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) PG | 108 min | Thriller 7.9 Rate this A young woman discovers her visiting uncle may not be the man he seems to be. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers Votes: 51,618 11. The Lady Vanishes (1938) Not Rated | 96 min | Mystery, Thriller 7.9 Rate this While traveling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, May Whitty Votes: 40,716 12. The 39 Steps (1935) Not Rated | 86 min | Mystery, Thriller 7.8 Rate this A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring which is trying to steal top secret information. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle Votes: 44,790 13. Lifeboat (1944) Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, War 7.8 Rate this Several survivors of a torpedoed ship find themselves in the same boat with one of the men who sunk it. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Tallulah Bankhead, John Hodiak, Walter Slezak, William Bendix Votes: 23,172 14. The Birds (1963) PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery 7.7 Rate this 87 Metascore A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette Votes: 147,964 | Gross: $11.40M 15. Spellbound (1945) Passed | 111 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance 7.6 Rate this A psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll Votes: 37,590 | Gross: $7.00M 16. Foreign Correspondent (1940) Passed | 120 min | Action, Romance, Thriller 7.6 Rate this On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders Votes: 15,686 | Gross: $3.48M 17. To Catch a Thief (1955) PG | 106 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller 7.5 Rate this When a reformed jewel thief is suspected of returning to his former occupation, he must ferret out the real thief in order to prove his innocence. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams Votes: 53,384 | Gross: $8.75M 18. Frenzy (1972) R | 116 min | Thriller 7.5 Rate this A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Anna Massey Votes: 35,451 19. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) PG | 120 min | Drama, Thriller 7.5 Rate this An American physician and his wife take matters into their own hands after assassins planning to execute a foreign prime minister kidnap their son. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Miles Votes: 49,203 | Gross: $10.25M 20. The Wrong Man (1956) Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Film-Noir 7.5 Rate this In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle, Harold J. Stone Votes: 21,871 21. Suspicion (1941) Not Rated | 99 min | Mystery, Thriller 7.4 Rate this 83 Metascore A shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is planning to murder her. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce Votes: 27,517 | Gross: $4.50M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 in reviewing the list, i'd say they got all the right films, even if the order is a tad off... DIAL M FOR MURDER #5?????? Yeah, no. ps- i think imdb user ratings are a combination of how high the scores are AND HOW MANY PEOPLE VOTED, so the lesser seen films like FRENZY and even SHADOW OF A DOUBT might place higher if more people were exposed to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 FYI- the links in that post actually work if you want to click on any of them it'll take you to the imdb page for the film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 2 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said: in reviewing the list, i'd say they got all the right films, even if the order is a tad off... DIAL M FOR MURDER #5?????? Yeah, no. ps- i think imdb user ratings are a combination of how high the scores are AND HOW MANY PEOPLE VOTED, so the lesser seen films like FRENZY and even SHADOW OF A DOUBT might place higher if more people were exposed to them. Agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 On 8/11/2018 at 4:49 PM, speedracer5 said: Hmm I haven't seen that one. I feel like I'll need to see it just so I can hear the awful singing which will in turn, irritate me. Lol. A weird film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 1 hour ago, cigarjoe said: Agree. What about THE THIRD MAN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 4 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said: Just for funsies and in the spirit of keeping the thread afloat during SUTS, these are the top-rated HITCHCOCK FILMS according to IMDB USER RATINGS. 1. Psycho (1960) R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller 8.5 Rate this 97 Metascore A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin Votes: 504,592 | Gross: $32.00M 2. Rear Window (1954) PG | 112 min | Mystery, Thriller 8.5 Rate this 100 Metascore A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter Votes: 376,538 | Gross: $36.76M 3. Vertigo (1958) PG | 128 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller 8.3 Rate this A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore Votes: 302,102 | Gross: $3.20M 4. North by Northwest (1959) Not Rated | 136 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller 8.3 Rate this 98 Metascore A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis Votes: 258,613 | Gross: $13.28M 5. Dial M for Murder (1954) PG | 105 min | Crime, Thriller 8.2 Rate this A tennis player frames his unfaithful wife for first-degree murder after she inadvertently hinders his plan to kill her. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, John Williams Votes: 132,902 | Gross: $0.01M 6. Rebecca (1940) Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance 8.1 Rate this A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband's dead first wife. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson Votes: 105,588 7. Rope (1948) PG | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery 8.0 Rate this Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Dick Hogan Votes: 110,108 8. Notorious (1946) Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance 8.0 Rate this A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them? Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern Votes: 82,066 | Gross: $10.46M 9. Strangers on a Train (1951) PG | 101 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller 8.0 Rate this A psychotic socialite attempts to force a professional tennis star to prove a theory that two complete strangers can get away with murder. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Leo G. Carroll Votes: 110,022 | Gross: $7.63M 10. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) PG | 108 min | Thriller 7.9 Rate this A young woman discovers her visiting uncle may not be the man he seems to be. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers Votes: 51,618 11. The Lady Vanishes (1938) Not Rated | 96 min | Mystery, Thriller 7.9 Rate this While traveling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, May Whitty Votes: 40,716 12. The 39 Steps (1935) Not Rated | 86 min | Mystery, Thriller 7.8 Rate this A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring which is trying to steal top secret information. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle Votes: 44,790 13. Lifeboat (1944) Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, War 7.8 Rate this Several survivors of a torpedoed ship find themselves in the same boat with one of the men who sunk it. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Tallulah Bankhead, John Hodiak, Walter Slezak, William Bendix Votes: 23,172 14. The Birds (1963) PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery 7.7 Rate this 87 Metascore A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette Votes: 147,964 | Gross: $11.40M 15. Spellbound (1945) Passed | 111 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance 7.6 Rate this A psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll Votes: 37,590 | Gross: $7.00M 16. Foreign Correspondent (1940) Passed | 120 min | Action, Romance, Thriller 7.6 Rate this On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders Votes: 15,686 | Gross: $3.48M 17. To Catch a Thief (1955) PG | 106 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller 7.5 Rate this When a reformed jewel thief is suspected of returning to his former occupation, he must ferret out the real thief in order to prove his innocence. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams Votes: 53,384 | Gross: $8.75M 18. Frenzy (1972) R | 116 min | Thriller 7.5 Rate this A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Anna Massey Votes: 35,451 19. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) PG | 120 min | Drama, Thriller 7.5 Rate this An American physician and his wife take matters into their own hands after assassins planning to execute a foreign prime minister kidnap their son. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Miles Votes: 49,203 | Gross: $10.25M 20. The Wrong Man (1956) Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Film-Noir 7.5 Rate this In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle, Harold J. Stone Votes: 21,871 21. Suspicion (1941) Not Rated | 99 min | Mystery, Thriller 7.4 Rate this 83 Metascore A shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is planning to murder her. Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce Votes: 27,517 | Gross: $4.50M GREAT WORK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 I always suggested this, but TCM should start covering directors as STOTM 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 23 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said: Pick-Up on South Street, followed by The Crimson Kimono, and Underworld USA. I like all of those too. Especially Underworld USA, Cliff Robertson was excellent. I thought his plan of revenge was one of the more ingenious ways I have seen in films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 On 8/10/2018 at 5:54 PM, ChristineHoard said: YES! ? Classic Movie Hell........... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 On 8/10/2018 at 10:55 AM, cigarjoe said: Its really a minor plot point, the real draw for this film is the fact that is was the very first stereoscopic 3D film. Its got a denouement at the old Pacific Ocean Park's High Boy roller-coaster. That final sequence was GREAT!!!!! A good choice for Noir Alley. I'm surprised it hasnt been scheduled yet......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vautrin Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 If I had to listen to Bendix go on and on about Rosie and Roseland or whatever the joint was called, I might have been tempted to get him to go over the side just like little Willie did. Ja wohl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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